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diff --git a/TAO/docs/orbsvcs.html b/TAO/docs/orbsvcs.html deleted file mode 100644 index c0e84f6bd04..00000000000 --- a/TAO/docs/orbsvcs.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -<html> - <!-- $Id$ --> - <head> - <title>TAO Services Documentation</title> - </head> - - <body> - <H1>TAO Services Directory Hierarchy</H1> - - <P>The file and directory organization for TAO services can be - confusing at first glance (and even on subsequent ones to be - honest), - so we felt like some rationale and explanation of the directory - hierarchy was needed.</P> - - <P>For general sanity all TAO services files are located under - <CODE>$TAO_ROOT/orbsvcs</CODE>.</P> - - <P>It is expected that clients use more - than one service at the same time - (in fact some of the services already do, for instance the - <B>Event Service</B> uses the <B>Naming Service</B> and the - <B>Scheduling Service</B>); - for this reason all the services stubs are grouped in one - library; - this library is located in - <CODE>$TAO_ROOT/orbsvcs/orbsvcs</CODE>. - Usually the include path is only <CODE>$TAO_ROOT/orbsvcs</CODE>, - so files are included like in:</P> - -<P><CODE> -#include "orbsvcs/CosNamingC.h" -</CODE></P> - - <P>To simplify the IDL generation the skeletons are also on the - library, - this is not a problem for client programs and most services need - to link the library anyway - (since they use other services.) - Further, - the current support for collocation requires that clients link - the skeleton files also. - </P> - - <P>In the future we intend to use ACE Service Configurator to give - the users control over servant collocation. - As a first cut all the service implementations are included in the - orbsvcs library <CODE>$TAO_ROOT/orbsvcs/orbsvcs</CODE>, - since there are serveral services and each one require several - files we have given a different directory to each service; - for instance <B>Naming Service</B> is in - <CODE>$TAO_ROOT/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/Naming</CODE>. - This structure could also simplify a future split into several - libraries (if it proves necessary).</P> - - <P>Please note that in this revision we still have a separate - binary for each service, - once the complete support for ACE Service Configurator is included - we will probably have a single server, - much like in <CODE>$ACE_ROOT/netsvcs</CODE>.</P> - - <P>Finally some test are located in - <CODE>$TAO_ROOT/orbsvcs/tests</CODE>, - since most tests require several files each one has its own - directory.</P> - - <H1>SEE ALSO</H1> - - <P>You may you to check TAO - <A HREF="releasenotes/index.html">release notes</A> - for up to date information on status, changes, future work, etc.</P> - - <hr> - - <address><a href="mailto:coryan@macarena.cs.wustl.edu">Carlos O'Ryan</a></address> - </body> -</html> |